FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 11, 2008 - Miami, Florida
Cedella Marley Booker Memorial Service for the South Florida Community
Set for April 15 at Fairchild

Cedella Marley Booker, mother of Reggae legend Bob Marley, passed on
to Zion at her south Miami, Florida, home on Tues., April 8, 2008.
She was 81 years old.

A special Memorial Service will be held Tues., April 15, from 7 PM to
10 PM, inside the Garden House at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden,
Coral Gables. Fairchild is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road in south
Miami-Dade.

Affectionately known as Mother Booker, the celebration of love and
music will honor her life and achievements, and will provide the
opportunity for her many South Florida friends, fans, and family
members to bid her a fond farewell.

An artist in her own right, Cedella Marley Booker recorded solo and
collaboration albums, performed in the U.S., Jamaica, Europe, Mexico,
and Africa, and authored a book, Bob Marley, My Son.

FOR MOTHER "B"
Cedella Marley Booker
Bob Marley's Mom July 23, 1926 - April 8, 2008

ONE OF OUR GREATEST AFRICAN MOTHERS
WAS TAKEN UP TO THE SPIRIT WORLD
SHE CROSSED OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE
AND NOW SHE ABIDES WITH THE ANCESTORS

SHE WAS A WOMAN OF POWER, A WOMAN OF GRACE
A MOTHER TO ALL, A SHINING LIGHT TO HER RACE
SHE WAS A QUEEN, A GODDESS,
A TRUE FORM OF RIGHTIOUSNESS
AN EMPRESS, HER HIGHNESS,
A TRUE RASTA LIONESS